Operations Director

LEADINGPARTNERS; Henegouwen; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

LEADINGPARTNERS seeks an experienced Operations Director for a Belgian automotive parts site. You will hold full operational responsibility and lead production, maintenance, quality, and logistics, driving improvement initiatives across the value chain.

Lead the local management team, ensure safety, and deliver on productivity, quality and cost targets while collaborating with European group functions. Fluent English and French are expected.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in an industrial manufacturing setting
• Strong track record in productivity, quality, and delivery improvements
• Experience with transformation and lean programs

Responsabilités

• Full operational leadership of the Belgian manufacturing site
• Manage production, maintenance, quality, industrial engineering, supply chain, logistics, HSE and continuous improvement
• Ensure delivery performance, quality, productivity, cost efficiency and safety
• Drive efficiency improvements, throughput, scrap reduction and KPI leadership
• Lead and develop local management with a transparent performance culture
• Coordinate with executive management, finance, sales, HR and European group functions
• Oversee transformation, restructuring and site improvement initiatives
• Oversee budget, investments and cost structure optimization
• Manage stakeholders including customers, suppliers and employee representatives

Connaissances

Leadership experience

Lean management

Operational excellence

People leadership

Change management

Formation

Engineering degree or equivalent

Industrial management or production background

Outils

ERP systems

Description du poste

Company and Context

Our client is an established international industrial group with a strong footprint in the European automotive supplier market. The company operates several manufacturing sites across Europe and supplies leading OEMs and industrial customers with technically sophisticated metal components and systems.

Following a recent change in ownership structure, the organization is entering a new development phase focused on operational excellence, transparency, efficiency improvement, and the sustainable strengthening of its European manufacturing activities.

For one of its production sites in Belgium, where metal parts for the automotive industry are manufactured, we are currently seeking an experienced and implementation driven Operations Director. The role carries full operational responsibility for the plant and combines site leadership with a clear focus on performance improvement, lean management, quality, delivery performance, cost control, and people leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Full operational responsibility for the leadership and further development of the Belgian manufacturing site


• Management of all plant related functions, including production, maintenance, quality, industrial engineering, supply chain, logistics, HSE, and continuous improvement


• Ensuring delivery performance, product quality, productivity, cost efficiency, and occupational safety across the full value chain


• Driving sustainable improvements in efficiency, throughput times, scrap rates, machine availability, and operational KPIs


• Leading, developing, and motivating the local management team while establishing a transparent and performance oriented leadership culture


• Close cooperation with executive management, finance, sales, purchasing, HR, and European group functions to implement the site strategy


• Active management of transformation, restructuring, and improvement initiatives in the context of the company’s next development phase


• Responsibility for budget, investment planning, resource allocation, and continuous optimization of the site’s cost structure


• Professional management of internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, employee representatives, and group functions

Profile

• Degree in engineering, industrial engineering, production technology, mechanical engineering, business administration, or a comparable qualification


• Several years of leadership experience in an operational management role within an industrial manufacturing environment, ideally in the automotive supplier industry


• Strong understanding of metal processing, industrial production processes, manufacturing value chains, and plant related performance management


• Proven track record in improving productivity, quality, delivery performance, cost structures, and operational stability


• Experience in transformation, restructuring, lean management, operational excellence, or comparable improvement programs


• Strong leadership personality with hands on mentality, high presence on the shopfloor, and clear focus on results


• Ability to lead teams through demanding change situations, set priorities, and implement decisions consistently


• Strong communication skills in dealing with management, employees, customers, and international stakeholders


• Fluent English and French required